In 1998 Irving Dilliard purchased and donated the historic house to the City before a public auction thus saving it from imminent demolition. Pictured is Irving Dilliard, who on April 21, 1998 purchased the D.D. Collins House and donated it to the City of Collinsville, visited the house. He takes a break while then city manager, Thomas Christie, tours the house and grounds. Vincent Kutzera was the mayor of Collinsville at the time the house was donated to the City. The ordin